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An answer to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Jesuit in confidence whereof…An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof…
An answer to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Jesuit in confidence whereof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controversy of faith. Whereunto is added in brief marginal notes, the sum of the defence of those reasons by John Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Jesuit, with a reply unto it. Written first in the Latin tongue by the reverend and faithful servant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Divinity, and the Kings Professor and public reader of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the unlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authority) into the English tongue; by Richard Stock, preacher in London. ...An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controuersie of faith. Whereunto is added in briefe marginall notes, the summe of the defence of those reasons by Iohn Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Iesuit, with a reply vnto it. Written first in the Latine tongue by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Diuinitie, and the Kings Professor and publike reader of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the vnlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authoritie) into the English tongue; by Richard Stocke, preacher in London. ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Cuthbert Burby and Edmund Weaver, 1606London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Cuthbert Burby and Edmund Weauer, 1606
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE MOST LEARNED UNIVERSITY MEN, FLOURISHING BOTH AT OXFORD AND Cambridge, Edmond Campian sendeth greeting.
TO THE MOST LEARNED VNIVERSITIE MEN, FLORISHING BOTH AT OXFORD AND Cambridge, Edmond Campian sendeth greeting.
When I returned (most worthy men) into this Island, a year ago, upon commandment of my superiors, according to the order of that Religion, which I profess; I found storms far more dangerous on the English coasts, than those were which I had lately escaped on the Britain Ocean. But when I had gone further into England, I saw nothing more usual, then unusual punishments, nothing more certain than uncertain dangers. Then I plucks up my heart, as well as I could, calling to mind the goodness of my cause, and not forgetting the troubles of these times. And least peradventure I should be caught before that any man heard what I had to say; forthwith I writ down my determination, why I came, what I sought for, what manner of war, and against whom I purposed to proclaim it. The first draught of my ⟨p. 2⟩writing, I kept still about me, that if I were apprehended it might be found with me. A copy thereof I left in keeping with a friend of mine, which unawares truly to me, was showed to many other men, and by them copied out. The Adversaries took the schedule, being published, in ill part, most spitefully reprehending both all the rest, as also this, that I alone in this matter of Religion, had made the challenge to all. Although in very deed, I alone would not have entered the list; if with licence of her Majesty, and safe conduct these disputations had been granted: Hanmer and Charke, have made answer to my challenge: what I pray you? though it were long before? To no purpose at all, for they shall give no answer honestly but one, which I fear they will never give, to wit: We accept of your answer, The Queens Majesty hath given her word, that you shall come and go safe: make haste hitherward. In the mean while they are full of their exclamations: Fie upon thy society, out upon thy seditions, art thou not ashamed of thine arrogance, thou art a Traitor, doubtless thou art a Traitor: foolishly said of them: Why do those men, not the unadvisedst of all the rest, so lavishly loose their labour and cost of pen ink and paper? But there is of late a little book very plain, set forth for these two men to peruse (the former of which for his pleasure and recreation took my said paper in hand, to confute the same: